Recipes

Traditional and contemporary recipes for biscuits, confectionery, cakes and tarts, rusks (beskuit), various breads and buns, light meals, sides, salads, the main course, pudding, a few drinks, as well as preserved foods.

We also have recipes for special occasions, such as braais (barbeques), breakfast, Christmas, Easter, and teatime.

Pineapple tart

Refreshing tart with a tropical flavour

Mayonaise chutney chicken (vra-na-meer-hoender)

A flavoursome dish that will increase the appetite of your guests

Peppermint Crisp tart

A rich and flavoursome tart, well-loved by many generations of South Africans.

Jan Smutsies tartlets

Tartlets with simple cake batter and apricot jam

Hertzoggies tartlets

Tartlets filled with apricot jam meringue.

Outeniqua biscuits

Lovely toffee-like coconut-oat biscuits, with currants and cherries.

Strawberry mousse and meringue

Strawberry mousse, combined with crispy meringue

All Bran rusks (beskuit)

High-fibre rusks that can replace a meal.

Fruitcake (vrugtekoek)

A fruitcake that is mostly fruit, quite moist, and a bit spicy

Yellow rice (geelrys)

Aromatic and beautifully coloured, yellow rice is perfect witch spicy disches

Pumpkin fritters (pampoenkoekies)

Fritters made from pumpkin batter, and served with cinnamon sugar.

Green beans and potatoes

A very traditional vegetable dish, with unique flavours

Summer Christmas salad

Made from fruit that is readily available during Christmas-time

Raspberry salad dressing

Summer salad dressing for over almost any type of salad.

Moroccan lamb with pomegranate couscous

Tangy pomegranate combined with the soft flavour of lamb

Fruit mince pies

Tartlets made with minced fruit and spices

Homemade fruit mince

Fruit mince is used in pies, tarts, and biscuits.

Lamb cutlets with baby potatoes and broccoli

This dish is not traditional at all, but rather a fusion of South African and Italian flavours

Mince roll (vleisrol)

Contemporary South African dish, easy and fast to prepare

Koeksisters

Twisted, fried dough, infused in syrup